The Sun. — London, England, 1836-05-05 00:00:00

itbsequent offence, uncl have his or I.cr licence a ithdrawn, such there be." What 's to become of allsojourners hotels, coffee lhoues, &c., if they be no:, permitted to eat or drink on the Sabbath-day ? Our modern Saint Andrew op. Tears to have forgotten the reproof whi c h t h e Di v i ne - Founder of Christianity L ave to his disciples, when he told them " The Sabbath is made for man, mid tn,t man for the Sabath." The ninth clause runs tv; follows : " And be ;t further enacted, that the ownr...r and owners of every carriage carrying, or used or lieensed to carry goods or pascngers for hire, which shad travel on the Lord's-day, shall forfeit for the first offence ten pounds, and for the second offence twenty pounds, and for every subse quent offence thirty pounds, and to be deprived of his, her, or their licence, if any such there be ; and e very per:t'm with such carriage shall forfeit any sum Lot less than five shillings, nor more than twenty shillings the trst offence ; not lens than twenty shillings nor more than forty for the second offence ; and not less th rai forty shillings ncr more than five pounds for every sul , -, e quent offence." Poor Sir Andrew ! you should with this have pro posed to expunge e,ur Liturgy the prayers for all that travel by lareit or by water." With such a law they would be empererogatory, unless for the spe cial protection oc. chose who keep their own carriages ; and such a trecal omission of allusion to this class of individuals is observable in the Bill, that it would ap pear its propounders intendedao let them drive their own way, wherever it might be. Those who have no horse or vehicle, ur opportunity of taking recreation, unless on the seventh day, should f ee l p art i cu l ar l y in debted for the solicitude manifested in this Bill to lay up a store of enjoyment to their credit in the next world, 'oy debarring them of the only meana of rational relaxation which is open to them in this. It is un necessary to comment on the other clauses of the 13i11. It is sufficient to read those which we have quoted, to justify us to all rational minds in our designating the Sabbath Obscre Alice Bill a Bill of absurdities.— ' Morning Advertiser. For the particulars of the proceedings in the two Houses of 'Parliament last night we most, in conse quence of the pressure of advertisements, and other matter, refer our readers, in the that place, to our report of the debate, and, in the second, to the brief Summary which we are enabled to give of them. To one portion of these proceedings, however, we trust that our readers will, fhr once, forgive us for adverting—we say forgive 113, inasmuch as although the matter is interesting to every portion of the com munity, it is especially interesting to us, and, more over, bears upon the character of one of the most importr.nt functionaries of the Government of this great empire. We need scarcely say that we refer to the p etition from the Times, MorningHerald,Morning Po4t, and the *Standard newspapers, presented by Mr. Goulburn, upon the subject of the stamp duties 'in Newspapers. What the object of that petition could be, it is impossible for any one to ascertain from the speech of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, who in attempting to do justice lo it, has established a most satisfactory claim to the cognomen which we bestowed upon him not long ago, and which be believe stilt sticks to him, of Vox-et-preeterea-llihd. His speech, in fact, is utterly unintelligible, so far as object is concerned ; but after all, the gross failure of which he was guilty ought perhaps to be attributed more to the character and contents of the petition 'with which he .n was,entrirsted, than t o his own l ac k o f power. A n peon more di scre dit a bl e i n every possible respect has never been presented. It was concocted without the knowledge of any other Newspapers interested in the result, and it is based on manifest falsehood. Ac cording to Gonlburn's speech, it sets out with saying —" that the papers from which the petition proceeds have the largest circulation ;" whereas, none of the Fartics whose signatures are attached to it can dare to ;icily that this Journal possesses a circulation double, or nearly double, of that of two of the petitioning Newspapers, and all but equal to one of the four. This fact can he ascertained by any one, by applica tion to the Stamp-office, and we may further aver, that within the City of London and its suburbs, there is no existing Journal which can boast of one-fourth part of the circulation which the Adver tiser commands to a certain extent, and most un restionably possesses. litre. is one falsehood, Dot it does not stand alone--for the sake of uniformity another is appended—namely, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had selected the size of the Morning Chronicle—namely, 1,066 inches—as the maximum of a single sheet. ' It was well known to the petitioners, who were present at almost all the interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and who might have been present at all had they chosen, not only that this number of inches had been selected, because it embraced the quantum of size of the largest single metrop o lit an s h eet ; b ut t h at the Chancellor of th e 'Exchequ e r upon the representa tion made to him, that it would be unjust to lay ally additional tax on any single sheet Newspaper in existence, proffered his aniciety to include in the mea surement every existing single sheet Newspaper. And what was the result ? Why, that without any pressure from without on the part of the re presentatives of the Newspaper press, or any par tiality to any existing Newspaper, he communicated, not only to this journal, but to the Times, the Herald, the Standard, and the Post, the petitioning papers, within twenty-four hours, his determination to increase the size of the single-sheet. Newspaper to the extent of 46.1 superficial inches ; in other words, from 1,066, proposed to him by the Stamp office, to 1,530, 'which embraces the largest single sheet published in the United Kingdom. The peti tion, however, notwithstanding the knowledge of these facts on the part of the petitioners, was presented by Mr. Goulburn, and according to his usual practice it met with a deserved fate. The answer of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer was of the mast manly and straightforward char acter . W e pass b y the severe cen sure which he passed upon those who had lately made public, through our columns and those of other existing journals, the conversation which took place between the abolitionists of the stamp duties on Newspapers and Lord Melbourne, because there may fairly be more than one opinion entertained upon the subject. But in jus tice to ourselves as well as to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, we deem it hut fair to direct the attention of our readers to the following extract from his speech : " It was stated that he had drawn a line most inge nously Which profited tine Morning Chronicle,. and most ungenerously iaiurefl the interests of the other papers which his Right Hon. Friend had adverted to. Now, he would tell the House distinctly, and upon his honour, that before he" haul stated what he had done with respect to the inten tion of the Government, as to the duty on a single sheet, he had told the officers of the Stamp-Office to measure the largest single sheet ; and why should he take the largest singlest sheet ? Why, because it would comprehend the less ; and he could assure the House, upon his honour, that at the time he stated that he (lid not know what paper it would affect, or what it would not. Well, but that was not all—h e would go a step farther, in order to show th e principle upon which he had acted. The next communica tion he recei:ed came from the proprietors of Newspapers themselves : be Lad been in communication with those who represented !Le petitioners, and also in constant communi cation the Committee of the Proprietors of Newspapers, and he. never was more astonished in his life—all the ar rangements having been made at their own suggestion —they - knowing every step that had been taken—than at the pr'esentation of a petition involving him in personal charges froth the very men who knew of every step that had been taken, and had given it iheir sanction. It was repre sented to him by the very parties that there were some pa , - pers of one form and some of another; and it was said, if you fix a certain dimension you will create great inconveni ence, and you will compel several establishments to alter their machinery. Such being the case be proposed to them to take the largest Newspaper, with which they were per fectly satisfied. It was almost, in point of fact, at the very suggestion of the petitioners themselves that the arrange ment with respect to the size was come to, and that was made the ground of strong animadversion upon him. This was not all. He was informed that the largest Newspaper published in the metropolis was that proposed to be fol lowed by the Bill ; but that there were others in the coun try much larger. He then asked what was the largest, and he was told that it was a York Paper,' the name and po litics of which he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) could assure the House he did not know even at the present hour —he, however, tat the parties that they should have the benefit of the largest." Nothing can be more true, in every respect, nothing more disgraceful to the parties concerncl in the peti tion than the above state:nent—th e truth of which no one concerned in the concoction of the Bill regarding Newspaper stamps can fairly deny. The Bill, as we lutve already s! , oed, ilic Bilinfthr lnetror.'litan provincial it'e;tvapor I'irr3, not Inc Bill ry' tile Go ya it qieffefir nftke Clia;;celfor Mr! la j, aka; tnnnected with th 2 NeWspaper Pr.!ss has the slighte:A rtas; . o..i - t to complain ; for cvcrt. clause of th e propol,tll Nil was submitted to their inspection, and, With the solitary exception of the proposed sizt! New , papers, which, in our opinion, is lan_ler than it ouqht to have been for a sin,Gle sheet, was unanimously assented to by them. ri S~li)il~il now close this aniele, which we tru::t cm' , raccs a complete defence of the conduct of ;.lic Chan cellor of the FAchequer with reg,Tard to the Stamp Duties upon Neweipaper:;, were it not that there have been put into our hands two periodical phm phlets, entitled " AVoice front the House of Commons, by Thomas Wekley, M.P.," and we unquestionably would not be doing our duty by .our readers were we not to recommend to them an attentive perusal of the echoes of the " Voice." They ;sill learn what we presume is new to them, that the representatives of the London Newspaper Press are " rascals." Farther, " that the F.ditors of the Press arc unknown--:hat the writers of the papers are unknown—and that if aoy individual be slandered or maligned in his pri vate character, there is no other remedy but all indictment or a prosecution against the printer." This sounds tolerably well from a man who, in the next sentence, declares that " there can be no pro tection for the press or for the public against the issue of slander, or against the consequences of slander, unless there he some ready and effectual incanzi of getting at the writers themselves." Here is a gaging Bill for you, brethren of the Press !—infi nitely more • gagging than anything that was ever con cocted by yourselves, or agreed to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at your suggestion. Heaven save us from our friends ! We never denied our responsibility for any article that ever appeared in this journal, still less have we ever been induced by any threat of prose cution to make known the writer of any article which had appeared in its columns; and what more is wanted 1w any one? Surely those who have the effrontery to make statements without the presence of the indivi dual charged, and who dare not make them in his pre sence, are the last who ought to complain that the wri ters of Newspapers are " rascals" and anonymous scribblers.—Morning Advertiser. The following extract is from a Conservative jour nal of Sunday last—we mean the Age, which is not in the habit of showing much favour either to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, or any other members of his Majesty's Government. The light which it throws upon the diatribes which appeared yesterday morning in the columns of the Times, the Herald, and the PoR, is of infinite value at a moment when every art, every ma noeuvre, and every species of misrepresentation are em ployed to mar one of the most liberal measures which has ever been proposed by any Government : " The smuggler always rails against the duties—but it is high duties alone that enables'him to carry on his nefa rious trade. The stamped press have never opposed the abolition of the duty—but they have demanded from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that protection which the honest trader is justly entitled to so long as the Govern ment feel it necessary to impose a tax, whether that tax be fourpence or one penny. To effect this object, the penal enactmentsannot be too severe—the unstamped ought to be subjected to the operation of the Excise laws ; and un less they are so, we tell the Chancellor that there will be no security for the fair trader. " While upon this subject, we must do the Chancellor of the Exchequer the justice to admit, that he has taken ,great pains to inform himself upon 'the subject, and, as far as was pessibie, to protect existing- interests, and, with this view, he has determined that the maximum size of a sheet of newspaper, subject to one penny stamp, shall measure 1,5f30 inches upon the superficies, an admeasurement which includes the largcst single sheet at present published, and very nearly extends to a double sheet of the Times."— Morning Advertiser. DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE, The COMMITTEE met yesterday morning at the usual hour. Mr. JOY resumed his argument in reply to Mr. TunssirsEa on the bribery cases, contending that the discrrpancies in the evidence, if any, were so trifling that they could not warrant the Committee in rejecting it altogether. The Learned Gen tleman in an able argument, maintained that there was good proof of bribery against the petitioners. The COMMITTEE, after an hour's deliberation, resolved, " That it is not proved in evidence that the vote of John Keating was given under any p rom i se o f payment di rect or implied, and that his name must therefore remain on the poll." " That the votes of Matthew Madden and George Osborne were given under a corrupt expectation, held out by John Knaggs, and that their names be therefore s t ruc k o ff t h e po ll . " " That although Patrick Finucane attributes corrupt in ducements to Knaggs, Whitty, and Counsellor Oulton, his evidence contains so much prevarication and contradiction that the Committee cat place little reliance on it, but that as it is sufficiently proved that he voted under a corrupt expectation, and afterwards accepted of payment, his vote must be struck off the poll." This placed the petitioners in a minority of three ; and Mr. Wrangham, on their behalf, proceeded to object to the vote of John Neilson, on the ground of being in arrear of Wide-street tax. The CHAIRMAN, before entering on this cßse, intimated the opinion of the Committee respecting the witness Knaggs, in the bribery class, which was, that he was a very bad character, and that they had for some time contemplated coming to a special resolution on his conduct. The petitiOners then proceeded to prove arrears of Wide street cess againgt certain of the sitting Member's voters, for the purpose of restoring themselves to an equality upon the poll with the sitting Member. The Committee was occupied with this business up to the usual hour of adjournment. HyDRoP:MBIA.—The unfortunate victim was a 14bouring man, named John Lockett, of Eckington, who was brought to the Institution on Monday evening last, labouring under unequivocal symptoms of the horrid malady. It seems that he was bitten by a rabid dog about three months ago, and that at the same time the same dog bit two cows and a sheep, all.whieh died from the disorder. Lockett was bitten in one hand and leg ; the parts were removed, and he was sent for sea bathing to Weston, near Bristol. However, un hippily, all precautions failed to prevent the effects of the hi. si:lions disease. The wounds in the leg healed, but not those in the hand, and it is conjectured that it was from the latter the fatal virus was taken up by the system. The symptoms first manifested themselves in the poor fellow on Sunday morning last, when he was noticed to shudder on attempting to drink some water; he, however, milked the cows on that evening-, and took his usual drink at supper. When he cme to the Infirmary the full symptoms were developed ; the horror dis• played on attempting to drink was dreadful, and the shudder ings produced on the slightest motion of the air near him were appalling. We need rot say that the case received every attention in the institution which skill could suggest, by vigi lant endeavours to avert the fatal consequences of the malady, and to mitigate the sufferings of the unforturate patient. Ile was bled copiously ; large doses .of muriate of morphia were administered ; and solutions of common salt and carbonate of soda were injected into the veins of the arm and i n t o th e bowels. The disease, however, b'r.filed every Cif:UV) arrest its progress; the paroxysms became more frequent, and with increasing intensity, so that it became necessary to strap the poor victim to his bed, until, at length, about five o'clock on Tuesday morning, his further sufferings, were terminated by death.— Worcester Herald. Baron A. de Rothschild has lost a ring which he ' prized very highly, not on account of its intrinsic value, but because it had been givim bins by the late Emperor of Rus sia as an acknowledg,ment of the financial services rendered the. Imperial Monarchy by the house of Rothschild. The Baron oTered a reward of three hundred and fifty florins a year to the individual who should restore him his regretted jewel. The daughter of a humble publican was fortunate enough to find the inestimable treasure. She presented herself with much humility at the residence of the wealthy hanker, who recognised the article with the liveliest demonstrations of plea. sure, and caused live hundred florins to he immediately paid ' to the young woman in advance, though something beyond • the amount of the annual allowance. He also desired that a bond might be formally made out for the regulation of the fu ture payments. The girl having obtained possession of her reward, ran to her parents in order that they might share her happiness and good fortune. The old people could scarcely find words to express their astonishment that their daughter • should have been presented with so much property for a bijou which th e y h a d cons id ere d o f l i ttle or no value. After some days' reflection they conceived that it would be more advadta geous to them to touch the capital of the annuity at once, than to wait for the dividends ; or, at all events, that with such a sum they might be able to purchase, and become the ' proprietors of, the house they occupied. The girl returned to the generous banker, who received her with the greatest alia- bility, and taking back the annuity, gave her in lieu of it the sum of 7,000 florins in ready money.—Eclaireur de Namur. The ignoran ce o f the English people has had almost as great a share in producing. the ills of the sister country as the ignorance of the Irish; for from English ignorance has :piling much of the misgovernment which for centuries has aided in producing disaffection, heartburoings, insecurity of life and property, and a consequent withering effect on indus try. From t h e t i me o f E l i zabeth, when an ordei in council was passed, setting forth that Ireland was advancing too ra pidly for the safety of England in wealth and prosperity, and commissioning military leaders to go. throu avowed the country, burning and sacking th e towns, with the owed purpose of reducing Ireland to a lower scale of human comfort and happi ness—from these ignorant and barbarous times, till within the last few years, the English people generally have regarded the Irish either with callous indifference or with distrust and jealousy. Til I, SUN, LONDON', TI:URSDA Y, MAY 5, 1836. ENCIL-WEDNESDAY. B;:NTON V. PEPPERCORN This was an action for a malicious prosecution, in Chi' plaintiff had recovered 500/. dantiges. A nil! lad been obtained to set aside the verdict, and, the case liarng been disposed of in the absence of the plaintiff's Counsel, one of the junior Counsel for the plaintiff had afterwards offered to consult his client on the proposition, that the rule For the new trial might be niade absolute on the payment of costs, he declaring thet his client would most certainly recover a larger verdict. Si F PouocK now appeared to say that this arrange ment was not consented to, and that the Learned Counsel's (ET was only to be considered as an asset tian of his own confidence in the case. The COURT took time to look into the re2ort of the trial, and detcrrni2e what should be done. COMMON iILE:9B.-WED-NESDAY. RIGBY V. OAKLEY. The (I,:eison of the Cuurt in this important else involved the legality of all transactions in Spanish and Regency Stock, as coming under the Statute of Gorge 111., passed in 178-1. The case came on for trial at the after sittings of last Ttinity Term at Guildhall, before Sir N. C. Tinda!, and a verdict was then given fur the plaintiff. The facts were, the defendant had a large share of property in the Spanish Regcncy Del Monte and other Foreign Stocks. The plain- . tiff, a Stockbroker, was employed to transact the Various transfers. In the present case the plaintiff purchased five thousand three hundred pounds Spanish, and five thousand pounds Regency, for the &Send:lnt, to make up a deficiency in his Bolanos Stock. After the transfer was effected, the defendant denied the plaintiff's authority, for which reason the present action was brought. Mr. PLATT obtained Rule Nisi for a new trial or a nonsuit; and appeared to-day to support the Rule in reply to . Sir Wm. Follett, who showed cause against it. Mr. BARsTow, in support of the Rule Nisi, argued, in support of the nonsuit, that the Stock in question carne within the Statute.—Rule discharged. PREROGATIVE COURT. FILY AGAINST GEE.-JUDGMENT. Sir H. Jenner gave judgment in this case yesterday. This was a question respecting an alleged codicil to the nit;. ' of Mrs. Frances Alaria Burn, of Camberwell, who died on Sept. 17, 183 , 1, po3sessing personal property to the amount of 7,0001., consisting mainly of a leasehold estate at New ington. Upon . the death of her husband in May, 1832, the whole of his property was bequeathed to her by his will, under which she was appointed sole executrix. The only next of kin of the deceased was Mrs. Fry, the wife of Mr. Thomas Fry, and niece of the deceased, one of the parties in this cause. The other party was Mr. Charles L. Gee, described as a first cousin of the deceased. Three testa mentary papers were before the Court. The executors were Mr. James Taylor and Mr. Thomas Fry. After going into the facts of the case at considerable length, the Learned Judge said he had no difficulty in pronouncing against the validity of the codicil propounded by Mr. Fry, and in fa vour of the codicil pleaded, if not propounded, by Mr. Gee, for the evidtmce was amply sufficient to prove that the copy of the codicil of the 15th was the substance of that codicil, nor further in condemning, Mr. Fry in the costs. The Registrar stated that the codicil of the ]sth had been propounded. COURT OF FACULTIES. THE PRINCE OF CAPUA V. COUNT LUDOLFF. This was an application for a license of marriage between the Prince of Capua, a bachelor, aged 21 and upwards, and Miss SMyth, a spinster, of the age of 21 and upwards, who have been resident fifteen days in the parish of St. George's, Hanover-square. The license was opposed by a caveat lodged by Count Ludolf, the Neapolitan Minister, on the ground that by the law of Naples a Prince of the blood royal cannot contract marriage without the King's permission ; that the Prince of Capua is a member of the Royal Family of Naples, and a domiciled subject of that kingdom, and that he has not obtained the consent of the King to such marirage, but, on the contrary, the King has expressly forbidden such marriage. The King's Advocate, in support of the caveat, con tended that the grant of. a license of marriage was an act of grace and favour, and might be refused ; and that this was a case in which the Court ought to reject the appli cation. Dr. LUSIIINGTON, for the Prince of Capua, contended that the Court ought not to impose upon itself an impedi ment which the law did not impose. Dr. NICHOLL (Master of the Faculties) was of opinion that the grant of a license was an act of grace and favour ; consequently that the Court had the discretion to grant, or withhold it. He should look into the records of the re gistry, and declare to-morrow whether the Court had such discretion ; if so, he thought this a case in which the liccno ought to be refused. , k l il !!!, ) DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE. THIS DAY. At Cie siting of the Committee this morning, Mr. WIZANG-, iIA SI proceeded at com,iderable length to argue in support of .he objection to the vote of Patrick Bilton, on acconut of ar rears of \\ Street tax. The Committee decided, that as it appeared a presentment Aas made by the C . .-and Juries of the county, and county or the ;;Ity of Dublin foe. the Els.ter and Michaelmas Terms of 1631, at lit! rate of Is. in the pound of Ministers money, and ia pur suan::e thereof, the Treasurer had issued his warrants assessing the house No. 17, Sycamore-alley, for the sum of 2.F. 4d. nor each term for which the voter ( Peter Bilto,p) being :he sole occupier, was liable, and both sums appearing ,o have been due at the time or the election, the vote must be ,truck off the poll. Ale. Hutton said there was another ol@etion to striking off this vote, but the Gintrnittec decilcd that it could not then be entertained. The vote of Alattl.v C.-osby, in the the same class, was under tliscussion when our reporter left. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OFCOMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Ten Minutes to Four o'clock. Tnere were only twenty-five Members present at that time, int they continued to drop in one by one until just at lour o'clock, when the House should adjourn if forty Members were not in attendance, the requisite number was made up. BANKRUPTCY COURT. DUCXETT, MORLAND, AND CO.'S BANKRUPTCY. A mectinc , of the creditors of this banking firm was held. on Wednesday for the proof of debts, and the declara tion of a further dividend. Several additional proofs were entered. Mr. BRIGGS said, the assignees expected in a few (lays to receive between 3,000/. and 4,000/. in addition to the sums in hand, and it was the wish of the creditors that the divi dend should be postponed, in order that the creditors might have the advantage of this money. Mr. Commissioner EVANS agreed to the postponement of the dividend, and asked if that would wind up the con cern of the bankrupts ? Mr. BRIGGS replied that further dividends would no doubt be declared, as the estate was working much more favourably than was anticipated. The dividends already declared on the joint estate amount to 7s. 4d. in the pound ; the next dividend will be about ls. in the pound. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, GUII.DHALT. Yesterday Henry Cornell, ,Tames Day, James Styles, and William Barker, were brought bdforc Mr. Alderman WINCHESTER for final examination, charged with receiving six lambs, which were stolen on Friday night from the farm of Mr. Walton, of Chigwell Hall, Essex. They were committed to Newgate as receivers. LA2IIBETII-STREET. Yesterday morning, previous to the arrival of the Magis trates, Mr. Ford applied at this _office, for the purpose of ascertaining if the Bench could render him any assistance under the following circumstances :—From the statement of Mr. Ford, who has been occasionally the lessee of some of the metropolitan minors, it appeared that he has lately taken a small theatre at Brentford, made every preparation to open it on Tuesday night, and on the preceding day bargained with a Jew in Whitechapel to furnish the dresses, Ste. The terms agreed on were, that the Jew should be always paid a night in advance ; and, in order that there should be no disappointment, he at once paid the advance, and the dresses were to be sent in time for the performance. The doors were opened at the time appointed, and the house began to fill rapidly, but no dresses had at the time arrived. Another hour passed without the appearance of the clothing -from the Jew, and the audience becominF, vociferous (it being an hour and a half behind the time appointed for the rising of the curtain), Mr. Ford was obliged to make an apology for the unavoidable delay, and ultimately to get rid of the audience by returning the money paid. On that (yesterday) morning be applied to the Jew, who refused to either return the money or give him any explanation, and he now wished to know if he could not _proceed against him for obtaining money under false pretences. Mr. Osman, the chief clerk, told him he must go to the Court of Requests, a course which he (Mr. Ford) said he would adopt, and left the office. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. A brandy-faced Irish basket-woman, named Kitty Welch, bellowing as if in some desperate affliction, and pretty con siderably disguised in liquor, yesterday presented herself before Mr. CHAMBERS, to " ax if he was his honour the Magistrate was transported her children." Mr. CHAMBERS—What do you mean? Kitty—Bekase if you are, plaze sind a warrant to make Nelly Byrne come foment you, and bind her over to the pace. Mr. CHAMBERS—What has she done? Kitty—She tuck away me carakter in the face of the public ; she called me at the corner of Leg-alley, a false shwearing ould b—, and said I tuck a false oath and transhported me mtehis,tl certificat e f o r t h e marriage fines — an d t hi s, daughter. - Here, your Honour (taking a b un dl e o f papers mtroanther last hospital, and then let me ax ye if I look like a Use-swear t), ing. old ? q p u o a c r k te e r 9 ; r r a e ( s l a c te t , hi a s— nd Mr. CHAMBERS—I suppose you said something provok ing first ? Kitty—Not a word, your Honour. I've got a civil tongue in the head of me, and show me any one who'll say they ever heard Kitty Welch spake a bad word to man, woman, or child. Mr. CHAMBERS—WeII, come here when you are sober. Kitty—Sober is it you mane. Sorrow the drop I've tasted this blessed wake. . Mr. CHANIBERs—Why the gin is running out of y our eyes. Kitty (in a rage)—Gin ; why you thief of th e world, . you drink more gin than me. The fly away aid the likes of you, do you think l'm after coming here— As it was quite evident the applicant was about to open the flood-gates of Log-alley eloquence, one of the officers Jaid hold of her,,and'after a smut struggle placed her out side the office, SOUTIIAMPTON DOCKS. Oa the motion of Mr. BARLOW HOY the Southampton Docks Company Bill was read a third time and passed. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY. Mr. MONTAG U CHAPM AN presented a petition from an individual, complaining of the promoters of the Dublin and Drogheda Railwry Bill; and complaining that he had, as we understood the Hon. Member, been deceived by them, as he now discovered, if it pasSed through his property. The Hai. Member moved that the Bill be referred back to the Standing Orders Committee. The SPEAKER said it was irregular to present a petition for the purpose of having a Bill referred back to the Standing Orders Committee after it had been read a second time. Lord STANLEY said it appeared to him that the peti tioner was not aware in due time that the line was to pass through his property. • Sir JAMES GRAHAM suggested, as the petition was in formal, that the Hon. Member had better withdraw it. The petition was then withdrawn. Dr. BO WRING presented a petitien from the magistrates of Dunbarton, against certain clauses of the Clyde Navigation Bill And one to the same eff:ct from the Glasgow Water Wo ks Company. Colonel SEALE brought up the report from the Com mittee on the Niodbury Road Bill. Mr. ANGERSTEIN presented a petition from the free holders of Greenwich, praying that no railway might le allowed to pass through that to wn; and 0 e the same effect from $OO inhabitants householders of Green wich. Clptain ALSAGER prsn:ed a petition from Thomas Miller, of Croydon, against certain clauses of the South Eastern Railway. Sjr J. GRAHAM brought up the report of the Committee on the Carlisle Dock Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the Dublin Steam Company, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for their regulation. Sir M. S. STEWART wou!d oppose the motion, for it was for leave to bring in a Bill in place of one which had been thrown out on the third reading. He must throw himself upon the House and the Speaker, for he was bound to give every opposition to the motion in his power. The SHEARER said that the petition was in order. Leave had beer, given for its presentation. Sir M. S. STEWART wished to know whether he ought to oppose the reception of the petition. Mr. OiCONNEL said the motion was not to the effect stated. There had been a petition presented before, and leave given to present one. Mr. ROBINSON had voted for the third reading of the Bill, but still he thought the rule was against the bringing in of a Bill after one similar had been thrown out. Mr. O'CONNELL—If gentlemen would only take the trouble of inquiring into the present proceedings they would find that what had been done was regular. The merits of the Bill would be discussed hereafter. A petition had been presented by the company for leave to petition, and that had been referred to a ComMittee, which had reported that leave should be given, and the present petition bad been presented in consequence of such leave. The petition would be referred he another Committee which would report whether the Bill ought to be introduced ornot. Colonel SEA LE presented a petition from Stockton pray ng for the alteration of the law with respect to Marine In surances. Mr. KEMP presented a petition from Rye, praying for the total repeal of the Stamp Duties on Newspapers. VOTE BY BALLOT. Lord C. LENNOX presented a petition from Lewes in favour of the Vote by Ballot. W. KEMP supported the prayer of the petition, which was then laid on the table. STAMP DUTIES. The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from the legal practitioners of Inverness, praying for the repeal of the duties upon the annual certificates of attornies; also a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh, praying for the repeal of the duties upon goods sold by auction, and the duties upon fire insurances, Mr. 110BINSON hadfour petitions praying for the repeal or reduction of the duties upon marine insurances—one from Beaumaris, two from Carnarvon, and the fourth from 900 of the merchants, underwriters, and insurance brokers of London. He would say a few words on these petitions, particular on the last, which was of great importance. He would only state a few facts to show that in the proposed alteration of the Stamp Duties it was impossible that the Chancellor of the Exchequer could with justice decline to admit some reduction of the Stamp Duties upon marine insurances. The whole tax did not produce more than 200,000/., which was a small proportion, considering the magnitude of the transactions over which the stamps were spread and the very injurious consequences of them to the trade and commerce of the country. In the year 1822, -when the, exports and imports did not ex ceed 88,000,4001., sterling, the stamp duties on insurances yielded to the revenue only 300,0001.; and in the year 1833, when the exports and imports of the re venue had advanced from 80,000,0001. .sterling to 123,000,0001., and when, in the same ratio, the revenue for stamps should have increased from 300,000/. to 400,000/., it had absolutely diminished to 200,000/. That fact alone proved the impolicy of the tax ; and he had always understood on the true principles of finance, that a better test of the impolicy of a tax could not be at present produced than that which he had now ventured to allude to. —( Wear.) The SPEAKER here interrudted the Hon. Membcr, and stated that, for the sake of the rule which had been laid down, tile Hon. Member had batter abstain from making any obser vations upon the petition. Mr. ROBINSON would not trespass much longer on the time of the House. But he wished to state a reason why the revenue had fallen off, and that eas that foreigners who other wise would insure their property in this country, were deterred from doing so, because hey did not like to contribute to the revenue by paying the tax. It would be his duty to pro pose a reduction of the tax if the Chancellor of the Exchequer should not do so, and then he should venture to make those observations which he knew he could not make them without infringing on the rules of the House. DIOCESE OF DURHAM. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from a place in the diocese of Durham, praying that in any Bill passed for the regulation of the affairs of the diocese of Durham, due re i w t i should be had to the education of the people, also a petition for the better obseivance of the Sabbath. Petitions in favour of the better observance of the Lord's day, were presented by Sir W. RA F. and Major flAsm.E/. THE BALLOT. General PALMER presented a petition from Bath in favour of vote by batlot, and one for the repeal of the duties on Newspapers ; also a petition from the attornies practising in that city, praying fur a remission of the duties on taking out their certificates. On the motion of an Hoar. MEMBER, the House was counted, and only twenty-seven Members being present, the House ad journed till tomorrow. DUBLIN AND DUO GHEDARAIL WAY (COAST LINE.) The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock. Mr. O'CoNNELL in the Chair. Mr. Mona OTERR ALL begged, before the proceedings com menced, to state that he was interested in the case before the the Committee, being opposed to the Bill. Mr. R. PLUNKETT said he was also interested, having taken shares in the Coast Line Railway. Mr. O'CONNELL suggested that both gentlemen might re main on the Committee, and abstain from wating in case of a devision. Mr. Joy, Counsel for Robert Sheppard, and other peti tioners against the Bill, urged a preliminary objection, that the Standing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as there was a variance between the names attached to the contracts, and those in the original list furnished on the presentation of the petition. The objection was overruled. Mr. OlinvroN took another objection to the form of the contracts, which was also overruled: _ Mr. HARRISON then opened the case for the supporters of the Bill, and enumerated the great advantages which the coast line possessed over any inland project. There were a number of small towns, from which communications could be) made, and it would be found that the population along the line (which was considered by Parlia ment a matter of the greatest consequence) was considerably greater than on the Inland line. The quantity of agricul tural produce for public conveyance was also greater on this line ; and what was also a matter of no small consequence. Fish caught along the coast could in a short space of time be transmitted to the markets of the Irish metropolis. In the case of the Eastern Counties and the South Eastern, the Committee attached great importance to this circumstance. It was intended to make a branch line to Armagh, which would connect the important town of Belfast with the city of Dublin, The ternirg of the line w. s in tic very heart of the City of Dublin. The Learned Cau' sel then read a le:ter addre3f ed by Mr . . Thomas Brodigan to Lord K lleen, in order to show that the partici connec•e 1 with the coast-linl proposed to subalit to :be arbitration the Eoard of Worl:s in Leland, the Bastion which of the two lines was more 1 ke'y to benefit the public. He also read the answer of the Noble Lord, which expressed his appr. val of the proposit on ; but that the Porters connected with he inland line efused to accede to it. Some:derivation had been male from the original plan which were specified in the map, an the eansent of the landholders ihrough whose lands them dev:ation3 were to pass had been l)ainecl. At the conclusion of flu Learned Gentleman's address, COUNSEL on the same side called upon the promoters of the inland line-to deliver in a map of their plan. Mr. O'FhANLAN declined to comply, as he was not bound to do to by the standing, order. irs..arzer4 rumonnevai O'CoNts•Ei.i. tho;:ight in fa*rne:is the map should 1..); niched. Mr. OIIoNToN hoped the Committee would allow them till to-morrow to consider of their answer. The Committee decided in favour of the application.' Mr. Kimmpeck, Assistant- Secre:ary to the Company, was then examined, who stated that the shares in the Company amounted to 6,0031. total capital, 600,0001. of this 311,0001. was subscribed by persons having property on the lice, 360 in number, 272,0001. was subscribed by Merchants resident in Manchester, who were connected with the trade of both Dublin and Drogheda. The Committee, which was composed of 27 persons had taken shares to the amount of 82,0001. A deposit of 2/. 10s. a share had been . paid, which amounted to 14,575/ The witness was cross-examined by Mr. OtliaxnoN, after which the Committee adjourned. MS MAJESTY'S LEVEE. Their Majesties arrived in town at half-past one o'clock yes terday afternoon, from Windsor Castle. The King held a levee at two o'clock, which was attended by Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, the Russian and French ' Ambassadors ; the Neapolitan, Prussian, Sardinian, Wurtemberg, Hanoverian, Danish, Portuguese, Greek, Ba varian, Netherlands, and Saxon Ministers ; Noory Effendi, Ottoman Minister, and Mr. Salame, his Maj e sty's Ori en t a l Interpreter; the United States and Austrian Charges d'Af faires ; Mr. \Valley, Belgian Charge d'Affaires ; Count See kendorff, Secretary to • the Prussian Legation ; M. Lichten berg. Privy Councillor of the Hanoverian Legation • Count die Piessen, Secretary 'to the Danish Legation ; &flint de Grammont, Secretary to the French Embassy, Talatt Effendi, First Secretary, and Twofeek Effendi, Second Secretary, and M. Vogoridis, Interpreter of the Ottoman Legation ; Count Chretien de Danneskiold Samsoe, the Bishop of London, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments ; the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Secretary at War, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber lain, the Master of the Horse, Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Mas ter-General of the Ordnance, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the House- hold ; Sir Wathen Waller, extra Groom in Waiting ; Sin Edwin Pearson, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard; the Master of the Robes, the Master of the Ceremonies, the Attorney-General for Ireland, Lord Radstbck, Naval Aide de-Camp in Waiting; Hon. Captain Poulctt, R. N., Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King; Earl Aboyne, Colonel Lord Dufferin, Lord Downes, Lord Saltoun, and Colonel Sir A. Dalrymple; Aide-dc-Camp to the King; the Clerk Marshal, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, and Colonel Bowater, Equerries to the King ; the Dean of Hereford (in Waiting) and the Rev. Montagu Wynyard, Deputy Clerks of the Closet ; Major Hyde, Assistant-Master and Marshal of the Cere monies ; Captain Courtenay Boyle, R. N., Groom of the Privy Chamber ; Rev. Dr. Symons, Chaplain to his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge; Master Stephenson, Page of Honour. —The general company was numerous. The following address was presented to his Majesty:— " From the Vicar and Clergy of Sheffield, in consequence of the peril to which the pure religion of the Gospel is ex posed from the appointment of Dr. Hampden to the office of Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford ; and humbly praying his Majesty, on account of the penalty of premunire, to which Archbishops and Bishops are exposed on the presenta tion of a Bishop for consecration, that his Majesty will be graciously pleased to have them relieved from that penalty ; and also require the counsel of the Archbishops and Bishops respecting such appointments;" by Lord Kenyon. The following were presented to the King:— Sir Edwin Pearson, Lieutenant of the Yeoman of the Guard, by the Earl of Ilchester. Captain Gilliess, Scots Fusilier Guards, on his marriage, by Major-General Barton. The Earl of Lindsey, on attaining his majority, by the Earl of Abingdon. Honourable Heys Turnour, on his appointment to the Royal Sussex Militia, by his brother the Earl of Winterton. Mr. Gerard, by Sir John Gerard. Mr. Robert Gosling, by Sir Herbert Taylor. Mr. Waller, Secretary of the Legation in Greece, on his ar rival from Athens, by his father, Sir 'Wathcn Waller. Mr. W. 0. Stanley, on his marriage. Mr. Knox, 2nd Life Guards, on his marriage, by the Earl of Rosso. The Marquis of Breadalbane, on succeeding to his title, by the Duke of Argyll. Lord George Hill, on his marriage, by the Marquis of Down shire. Lord Sondes, on coming to the title, by the Earl of Win. chilsea. Viscount Deerhurst, on his marriage, by the Hon. Colonel Lygon. Lord Oxmantown, on his marriage, by the Earl of Rosse. Honourable Lieut.-Colonel Finch, on his marriage by the Earl of Aylesford. Sir Frederick G. Cooper, Bart., on succeeding to the title, by the Marquis of Winchester. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, by Lord Morpeth. Mr. Sheriff Drummond, by Lord Morpeth. Sir Reginald Macdonald Stenar Selton, on his succession to the Baronetcy, by the Duke of Montrose. Sir William S. R. Cockburn, Bart., upon coming to his title, by Viscount St. Vincent. Mr. Mosley, on his marriage, by Sir Oswald Mosley. Mr. G. W. Hope, on his marriage, by Lord Montagu. Mr. Francis Scott, on his marriage, by the Marquis of Lothian. Mr. W. B. Diamond, by Lord Glenelg. Mr. Henry Ashley, on his marriage, by the Earl of Shaftes bury. Lord Talbot de Malahide, by Lord Morpeth. Mr. Allen (of Errol), by the Right Hon. Sir George Murray. Mr. W. Sands, from St. John's, New Brunswick, by the Mar quis of Downshire. Lieutenant-General Sir Evan Lloyd, on his appointment to the 7th Dragoon Guards, by General Lord Hill. Mr. John Searle, by Lord Stour ton. Mr. William Jones, of Clytha, on his going abroad, by Sir Charles Morgan. Mr. Beale, Deputy-Lieutenant for the county of Salop, by the Marquis of Downshire. Mr. Robertson, High Sheriff of Devon, by Sir J. Yarde Buller, Bert. Rev. Edward St. John, by Mr Long. Mr. Henry L. Hunter, on his marriage, by Mr. Codrington, M. P. Mr. G. W. Lambert, by the Marquis of Headfort. Mr. Saunders, on his return from India, by Earl Amherst. Mr. James Wyland Joyce, by Viscount Cole, M. P. Mr. Hargreaves, on his return from abroad, by the Duke of Hamilton. Honourabli, Edward Butler, by his father; Lord Dunboyne. Lieutenant-Colonel Scott, Scots Fusilier Guards, on his mar riage, by Colonel Keatc. Sir Walter Stirling, on his marriage, by Lieutenant-General Lord Stratford. Captain Frobisher, Rohilla Cavalry, Bengal army, on his marriage, by Sir George Tuitc, Bart. Major James Butler, on receiving the third class of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, by Sir Herbert Tayl or . Hon.. Captain Best, R.N., on his marriage, by Lord Kenyon. Cornet Beauchamp Proctor, on his appointment to the Royal Horse Guards, by his father, Sir W. B. Proctor. Lieut.-Colonel Lord Robert Kerr, by General Lord Hill. Mr. Deans Frcke, 2d Life Guards, on his appointment, by the Hon. Colonel Lygon. Captain the Hon. H. Dawson Darner, R. N., by Lord Wharn- Mr. William Blackwood, by LordDufferin. Mr. Hardy, M. P., by the Earl of Harewood. Lord St. John, by the Earl of Sandwich. Ensign Kerr, 53d Regiment, by Lord F. Somerset. Ensign E. A. 'F. Lynch, 57th Regiment, by Major-General Sir A. Brooke Commander G. M. King, by the Ma rqu i s o f D owns hi re . Ensign Priestley, 45th Regiment, on his appointment from • the Royal Military College, by General the Earl of Cavan. Vice-Admiral Dacres, on receiving the Grand Cross of the Guelphic Order, by Lord Minto. Lord Wynne, by Earl Brownlow. Mr. Herbert, by Captain Herbert, R.N. Mr. Ussher, on his return from Hayti, by Sir H. Taylor. Mr. William H. Harriott, on his return from the Continent, by the Earl of Albemarle. Lieutenant H. Houblon, by Mr. Pears°. Captain Sharpe, on his appointment to the Minden, by Lord Minto. Mr. Every, by Sir 0. Mosley. Colonel J. Cock, on his return to India, by Sir J. Carnac. Lieut,-Colonel Sir H. Pynnon, on his return from Lisbon. Captain Roebuck, by Colonel Brotherton. Captain Isacke, by Admiral Sir F. Maitland. Lieut. Barker, by Sir H. Vivian. Captain W. Hunter, on his return from Bengal, by the Earl of Albemarle. Captain O'Malley. by Lord Bingham. Lieut. Fisher, by Lord Foley. Lieut. Bainbridge, R. N., on his return from foreign service, by Rear-Admiral Sir W. Parker. Lieut. Mansfield, by Mr. Mansfield. Commander Denman, R.N., on promotion, by Lord Minto. Captain Bentham, R.N., by Vice-Admiral Sir G. Parker. Mr. Bembury, by Sir H. Taylor. Mr. F. Grant, by Lord C. Manners. Lieutenant Raleigh, on hi s re t urn to India, by Earl Amherst After the L evee , B aron C et t o , Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Bavaria, had an audience of his Majesty in the Royal Closet. His Excel lency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and con. ducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of the Ceremonies. IMPERIAL , P.A RL1.A.191 ----, HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mir 4. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. CLARENCE (DURHAM) 11,-AILWAY. e flat t . o The sheritTh of the City of London appeared nt the present a petition a p;nst the Clarenc e ß a lhvav i3ill. They, a!so present e d a petition on the subject (as wct•understood) of the Dover RailwaY. DURHAM SOUTH-WV:ST RAILWAY. Alder man wo OD mo ved that the Members for 3,51(1105e5, .: 4 urrey, Essex. Kent, and Sussex, be added to the Durham South-west Railway CommittoL. Mr. LAAIIITOi‘i otestei inst the prop os ition of t he lion. Member, as two ' Comm d ttees were in course of adjudi cation. Mr. R. WA SON had thought that arrangements had been made to p revent the time Of the H o use front beingft an)' poinn up in t hese discvosions. When the Comnittee had le , contested, the proper way would be to send the to that Committee. Mr. A. TR H VOR concurred fully is the observations of the Hon. Member for South Durham. T i : , o present was one or the most barefaced and monstrous propo. i ;_tions lie had ever heard of.—( Much laughter.) After a few words from Mr. PEASE, question bat Mr. 11. HUGHES could not agree in the m otion, but he should ray there was a strong feeling ou t of do ors on the subject. ( ,n other Mr. BARNA RD said he was already so engaged Committees, that as far as he Was concerned he should decline serving on the Durham Railway. saye Alderman WOOD asset vi Hon. Member s he would ab do his duty to his constituents, and they h ad requested hint to make the motion before the House. He s hould not, however, press it against the opinions he saw were entertained bY Gen press around him. LAMBETH IMPROVEMEN T. Mr. HAWES presented a petition ill f avour of the 1,031" bttli Improvement Bill. LEEDS AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. e cr s L a A ndDllt T at o el N ie E ste b r ro ß u a g i h lw t a u y p . Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from tin he banker*, merchants, traders, and others, of Manchester,themLne d favour ot furthereonsideration was postponed. Debts Bill. the report o7th e Sratill F S, th e After some few observations from Mr. H. HUG IL, SOUTH.mIi m RERpresented DURHAM a A p I e L t i N t V i o A n RAILWAY r BILL. om Dur b a in 1 ., An Ho x. favour of the Durham ( South- West - ) Railway Bill. ._ . AYLESBURY RAILWAY. A tesburi On the motion of Sir T. FREMANTLE, the 43Y Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. POOLE ROADS BILL. Lord ASHLEY brought up the report of the Poole 11()a dg Bill. field Mr. POTTER brought up the Report on the D ukin Water Bill. MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY BILL. just Mr. ROBERT PALMER presented a petitio n aga the Midland Counties Railway Bill, Mr. GISBORNE protested against the petition hehlgereoi; ferred to the Committee, and moved that it be an instrtnalnd to the Committee, on the recommitment of the Miwtiiyi Counties Railway Bill, to confine themselves to an incl into the merits of the Northampton line in comparison "'- the line proposed by the Bill. Mr. PARKER did not like to oose the instructi on whi l: the Hon. Member was about to move, pp but he would feel it b duty to protest against the extension of the proposed railway After a few words from Mr. STRUTT, h e obe r Mr. E. DENISON felt it his duty to concur in t t he rations of the Hon. Member for Sheffield. He though t proposed restriction would be very injudicious. ibd l e After a few words from Lord LINCO LN , which were in ag in the gallery, h re- Sir S. WHALLEY said that he dared say it would collected that some time since the House had come to se"' bg thing like a decisi o n t o th e e ff ec t, th a t no Member outged. to vote on a qu es ti on i n w hi c h h e was pecun i ar ily inte re t s h ieg No man in the House abhored more than he did anY; t he approaching to p ersona li ty , an d h e truste d h e would ""„aight last man to give ris e t o suc h a pract i ce , an d h e trus ted 1 0 ,710 expect like forbearance. H e mere l y w i s h e d t o say t',, r bo (Sir Samuel Whalley) was not the only Member,: be had made a practice of voting on questions in wh Ig :4 0 01 was pecuniarily and personally interested.—( Hear.) P re ' 0.• to the discussion to which he had alluded, on the coal 111 • nopoly, an Hon. Member of that House, who Was PoS niarily interested in it, and in this particular clu ro per now under discussion—(Hear)—and he thought it Non. that the House and the public should kna it —tbst," an Member whose name he would not allude to, did decr7 4 , o . important question respecting the Kingston branch, and ° „lbed site that Honour a bl e G en tl eman ' s name h e f oun d subsc— the sum of 15,0001. for shares. Mr. GISBORNE—It was decided the other way. , t he Sir S. WHALLEY knew that, but it was decideu hic h other way by the casting vote of the Chairman, :o d the Chairman would not have b een o bli ge d t o give, if it bad not been for the vote of the Hon. Member to whom ho t he alluded. If he had voted on a former night it was beentlaeed practice prevailed, and he stated what he had just mot'to a to show, that he (Sir S. Whalley) did not stand as a imp lated instance, and without wishing to cast the slightes t putation on his character or hcnour. the The 110 N. BARONET then presented a petition frnil l k i n g parish of St. Pancras, against the present system of 1 08 tes , appointments in vestries according to a plurality of v ° _, a Also a petition from M ar yl e b one aga i ns t cer t a i n parts vi be Parochial Registry Bill, which he understood would no t submitted in its original objectionabl e s h a p e . Al so , a peti tion for the repeal of th e Wi n d ow T ax . Al so a petition Prar for the reduction of the Stamp duties on Newspapers. FISHERIES. n her - Captain BARCLAY presented a petition from the men on the coast o f S ussex against the Fisheries Bill , ; 13- t r g o l . cularly against the thi r d c l ause . He gave notice of his i n ters tion to move its omission in the Committee. ing Mr. HAWES p resen t e d a pet i t i on f rom L am beth, Pr B Y A i s o for the total repeal of the Stamp Duties on Newspapers . a similar petition from Bermondsey. A ctiO lt Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition for the re .° of the duty on cotton. 110° - The HON. MEMBER then presented a petition from chester, for the total abolition of the Duty on NewspoP all. BISHOPRIC OF D,URHAM. the the A. TRE VOR presented a petition from Durhaitt - 7 the the Bill intr o d uce d by Mi n i s t ers f or t h e regu lation Bishopric of Durham. DUTY ON NEWSPAPERS. Ifor d ' Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from -a praying for the total repeal of the Duty on NewspaPer a 7_ w oe Mr. HURST presented a petiti on f rom H ors ham to th v effect. TAXES N O KOWLEDGE. Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from NVolverhat°P too, praying for a repeal of the Stamp Duty on Newspaper'' POOR LAWS BILL. Sir G. HEATHCOTE p resen t e d a p e tition from $ or place in Lincol ns hi re , p ra yi ng f or an ex t ens i on of the time .building poor-houses from 10 to 20 years. I. Mr. F. SHAW begged to know TITHES when the Irish Tithe would be brought forward. Lcrd MORPETH k new as li tt l e as a o ther lion. M ei'''. v n ber when it w ou ld b e b roug h t f orwar d. POOR RATES. t h e The NOBLE Lo an t h en move d t h e O r d er o f the Day for second reading of the Poor Rate Bill. Mr. P. SCROPE sa id h e f e l t t h at t h e R e port of the C oin' missioners app o i n t e d t o i nqu i re i nto t h e con dition of the p in, classes in Ireland contained such a large body of va r l a tion formation, and recommended so many measures in z dics ;hat it of the unparralleled condition of the poor of Ireland, cou re would be impossible to pass a complete and remedial zr, o th e this session ; but he thought it would be disgraceful lost House if they suffered the session to pass without bringing forward some preliminary measure. There wvaa;.-; homely proverb, " that where there's a will there's oplo He thought if ther e rea lly existed a will to rel ieve the li e on .. of Ireland a way could b e found. The Hon. Gentlenialllat no eluded by moving, That this House is of opinion t f Ire time shtuld be lost in taking steps to relieve the poo r ° land." rY Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN seconded the niotion. Cveinnerti telliger.t traveller in Ireland cried,shame at the C o " jr a in sue] lruar, lo'snuerhairdia:Bs6 and legislature for leaving the poor of Ireland ten yei, h sv f, a ) b re le p a , l i t r d li : i i m is e g n ra t, ce h f u n t l i s t ta w te a . s alTwlateyssumbjeetcbtyhad been d e lal• The Report of the Commissioners h q ad ue l s a t i i d on : r p e e a - s . l of T ap he pa s ll p in E g A m l i c s E er l yi, i t ,a li v a i t n a g remedy put t, should not be ‘ lelaYe do Lord MORPETH, after the ex - lanatien give n n olori Noble Secretary of State a few even nos ago, shout" hat loos go into any lengthened statement. Ile would ask,, I be lost' to be understood by the expression " No time s hould tio nse--" There wer e s ever a l Bills o n th e su bj ec t before tin! H° any anY they all contained some good, but be c ould not w ish to ..,reed of them b ecome th e la w o f th e l a nd. He perfectlY_l:a the with the Hon. Gentleman who had made and sec7urgeat motion, that there NI as no duty of Governme nt nwr Irelaud. than providing a remedy for the relief cf the poor 0 f of pro' Government was fully impressed with the necessity sooti ng posing such a measure ; it was occupying their most treas ure thoughts, and the first moment they coUld propose a .. ein ecif , on which they could depend, as providing an adequate' ,-,re prose of or it would be submitted to the House. lie must at F. -5 pose the motion of his lion. Friend. f al l s ire 0 Mr. W. ROCHE said, it must be the ardent de . ss that that a remedy should be applied to the frightful disircao so existedlin Ireland ; but it was a soh so diffi m c r u:t j ,. that Gß A ho T h T o A pe N d eGaidovtchrerimpeetoitpj‘iveouold i t full deration before they introduced it. bad evert f Irelani he trus ts thing to expect from the present 50dGovernment,: -- d i it reaa they would not delay proposing a remedy for the grea t Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD said, of the poor of Ireland. the frightful after u i , be waa mass of misery that was proved to exist in Irelat iy remedy sorry to hear that another year was to pass before al . r o re would be even proposed. The sufferings of the rl7olding' greatly increased by their expalsion from their smar give t cosi, for the purpose of making 10/. voters, and also fore!lleetPtuth ,pose of emolument. It was on record that in one s . t se c a 6 t, s i x town of Du n d a lk, w hi c h h e had the honour to iel),: e _ boi n h' o.• persons were found in a state of destitu tion, all ot ", o f t' w lit r been eje c t e d f rom a neighbouri es tate. The ° pe a!ing estate was written to by sonic lierievolent Persenisi--;vith hoar some relief. He replied that be had nothing t0.,', 1 ; a4 pa st' nants after they had left his estate. u n l ess a p" i i _ u „,, o rtto- d that would compel the land to d not be - e• the poor, it would be impossible that there shoal . . _ A , 0 $ S instga.- Tithe Bill boas greatest misery in Ireland. The give employment o►• bri se - --4